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  • Online medical services now available through MiCare

    The Air Force Medical Service is ready to begin patient registrations for MiCare, the military's online confidential secure messaging service. This system has been shown to significantly reduce the number of phone calls between patients and providers, increase patient satisfaction and save time for

  • Hanscom launches new mobile app

    Want to know what events are going on at Hanscom? There's now an app for that. The base recently launched a new mobile application, part of an Air Force-wide initiative, called My Military Communities or MyMC2. The app is a free download and is now available through both the Android Market and

  • ESC readies to transition; PEOs to merge

    The Electronic Systems Center is in the midst of preparing for two significant changes. First, the Center is preparing to become a part of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, or AFLCMC, and the second is a merger between two of the current program executive offices."As we execute these

  • Air Force to offer online training site for contracting professionals

    When officials launch the Air Force Contracting Learning Center SharePoint site July 12, it will culminate efforts to provide contracting professionals with a single entry point for continuous learning. Per DoD Instruction 5000.66, contracting professionals must accumulate 80 continuous learning

  • Air Force Honor Guard visits Hanscom to pass on knowledge

    The tap, tap, tap of the shoes could be heard down the street. The rattles and clicks of the guns being grasped could be made out, as well. The enunciated words such as "about face" or "forward march" were quite clear to anyone walking by the Patriot Honor Guard building on Otis Street this week.

  • AFMC anniversary highlights 20 years of command's warfighter support

    The warfighter need for streamlined logistics support and expertise in science, technology, research, development and testing launched the creation of Air Force Materiel Command, which marks its 20th anniversary on July 1, 2012. "AFMC supports the entire spectrum of the Air Force mission, and 20

  • Smallpox immunization clinic hours have changed

    For patient safety, the 66th Medical Squadron has developed a smallpox clinic for deployers and those PCSing to areas that require the smallpox vaccine. In order to keep those who do not need the vaccine protected, such as children, a separate clinic time for smallpox vaccination is now available.

  • Getting to the root of root canal treatment

    In the past, teeth with a diseased or infected nerve frequently had to be removed. Today, they can often be saved with endodontic treatment, also known as root canal treatment. This procedure may be performed by a general dentist or a specialist called an endodontist.Every tooth contains nerves and